Combination hay buck, stacker, and loader



K. v. COPE ET AL COMBINATION HAY BUCK, STACKER, AND LOADER Feb. 16, 1943.

Filed Feb. 5, 1941 6 Sheets-Sheet l HIE T15 9 Z me 7'5 Feb. 16; 1943.

K. v. CVOPE ET AL COMBINATION HAY BUCK, STACKER, AND LOADER Filed Feb. 5, 1941 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 Feb. 16, 1943. K. v. coPE ET AL COMBINAIIION HAY BUCK, STACKER, AND LOADER Filed Feb. 5, 1941 6 Sheets-Sheet 3 Eff/f9] Feb. 16, 1943. K. v. COPE ETAL STACKER, AND LOADER COMBIMAIIION HAY BUCK,

Filed Feb. 5, 1941 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 HHHeZ M Feb. 16; 1943. K. v. COPE ET AL ,311,

COMBINATIO'N HAY BUCK, STACKER, AND LOADER Filed Feb. 3, 1941 6 SheecsSheet 5 ff/Z19 6 Zmera z Feb. 16, 1943.

l K. V. COPE ET AL COMBINATION HAY BUCK, STACKE R, AND LOADER Filed Feb. 5, 1941 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Z A55 J2- 5 32 71' i 6/ 1 //6 50 E1500 e .1 m EH58 [Tn Z75 Patented Feb. 16, 1943 I i v UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE,

2,311,523 7 COMBINATION HAY BUCK, STACKEB, AND

LOADER Kenneth V. Cope and Henry Harm Helmets,

Merrill, Iowa Application February 3, 1941, Serial No. 377,258

13 Claims. (Cl. 2141-446) This invention relates to buck rake attach- Figure '7 is a sectional view taken on the line= ments for tractors. l-rl of Fl'gure 2.

An object of this invention is to provide a trac- Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on the line tor attachment including a buck rake which is 8-8 of Figure 3. adapted to be mounted on a tractor, the attach- Figure 9 is a sectional view taken on the line ment including means for elevating the rake in 9-4? of Figure 2.

order to stack the material. Figure 10 is a sectional view taken on the line Another object of this invention is to provide a ifi--id of Figure 3.

buck rake having a movable rear wall by means Figure 11 is a sectional view taken on the line of which the material may be forcibly discharged 10 i i-i i of Figure 5.

oh of the elevated rake. Figure 12 is a sectional view taken on the line A further object of this invention is to provide i2-i2 of i e ln a buck rake attachment of this kind, a pivoted Fi u e 1 is a fragmentary p View f 8 P0 rake carried by a swingable support whereby the tion of the rear wall operating means for the rake may be tilted independent of the support rake.

so as to prevent the material from sliding off of Figure 14 s a s ctiona ew ta en on the lin the rake. iti -i i of Figure l.

A still further object of thi i v ti i t Figure 15 is a sectional view taken on the line provide in a buck rake structure an improved iii-iii of Figure 1, and Figure 16 is a-section on rake which is pivotally carried by the swingable 20 line i@5$ 1" Figure support so that the rake may be tilted relative Referring to the drawings. the n m ral d sto the support in any position of the support relignates generally. a tractor structure including a ative to the tract r, frame it having an axle housing '22 at the rear A further object of this invention is to provide thereof which is Provided with a P er ta ew a buck rake of this kind including a movable 2 n he Present instance. the power take-off rear wall which may be moved toward the outer 23 extends w ly m h a le housin 22.

ends of the rake tines for discharging the matebut it will. of course. be underst od th t in c rrial therefrom and automatically retracted after n types 1' r ors. the P w r ake-0 1 23 is th discharging ti positioned along the side of the tractor structure.

To the foregoing objects and to others which The type of tractor herein shown is only one exmay hereinafter appear, the invention consists ample of a tractor with which the hereinafter of the novel construction, combination and ardescribed buck rate d loading structure may rangement of parts as will be more specifically be combinedreferred to and illustrated in the accompanying A buck rake generally deslgnated as is P drawmgs wherein are shown embodiments of the sitioned forwardly of the tractor 20 and includes invention, but itistobeunderstood that changes, a plurality Parallel tines which are variations and modifications may be resorted to at their rear ends to a transversely which fall within the scope of the invention as tendmg tie bar a by means of fastiimhg devices c1a1med 21. The rake structure 24 is secured to a trans- In the drawings: versely dismsed shaft the shaft 1. eing secured to the tines 25 forwardly of the connect-- Figure 1 is a detail side elevation partly broken I away and partly in section of a. combined rake mg bar by means of U'sha'ped clamping bolts 29. Preferably, the shaft 28 engages a bearing I and loading attachment mi plate 30 which engages on the upper side of a an embodiment of this invention. tine 25 and which is r I ovided with Figure 2 18 a p P f the device mounted bearing surface II on which the shaft i gin the tract r- There is a plate 30 on the upper surface of each Figure 31s a view similar to Figure but ShOW- tine 25 as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings. &8 the rake in an elevated P The shaft 28 is supported for vertical swinging Fi r 4 i a Sectional View taken on the line. movement in a position forwardly of the tractor 4-4 f Figure 1. 20 by means of a pair oi. parallel channel or u- Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line shaped supporting e bg 3: h h are 5! of Figure 1. posed on opposite sides of the tractor frame 2| Figure 6 is a. sectional view taken on the line and which are pivotally secured to the frame i of Flzurei. structure 2| by means of pivot members 33 which engage through vertically disposed plates 34 fixed to the frame 2I and the axle housing 22. The shaft 23 is rockably secured to the forward portions of the channel supporting bars or beams 32 by bearing members 35, which are fixed by fastening devices 36 to the undersides of the bars or beams 32. The outer ends of the shaft 23 are braced against bending by means of a pair of -bracing bars or beams 31 which are of channel shape and are provided at their forward endswith a forward portion 33 disposed in parallel relation with the opposite sides or ends of the rake 24 and with an obtusely and rearwardly extending portion 39, which terminates in a lug or plate 43 fixed as by a fastening device H to a bar or beam 32 at a point forwardly from the rear end thereof.

Each bar or beam 32 is also braced by means of a lower bracing member 42, which is pivotally mounted as at 43 on the vertical plate 34 adjacent the lower end of the plate 34 and the forward end of each bracing member 42 is pivotally mounted in a substantially C-shaped slide member generally designated as 44. The forward end of each brace 42 is pivotally secured to an outer side 45 of a slide 44 by a pivot member 43. The outer side 45 of the slide member 44 overlaps a portion of the beam or bar 32 as shown in Figure 12 and the long side 41 of the slide 44 extends upwardly along the inner side of the beam or support 32 and terminates at its upper end in an L-shaped extension 43. The L-shaped ex- 12 is engaged in a selected one of the openings 1 I.

' The rear end of the rod 12 is pivotally secured in a shaft tilting lever 13, which is pivotally mounted as at 14 on a quadrant 15. The quadrant 13 is fixed to the rear end of one of the beams or supporting members'32.

The lever 13 is'provided with a spring-pressed pawl 13, which is connected to a pawl operating lever 11 by means of a link 13. 1 Each lever or When the rake structure 24 is tilted upwardly tension 48 engages over the upper side of the channel member 32 and also extends downwardly along'the outer side of the channel member 32 as shown in Figure 12. The rake structure 24 includes a, movable rear wall 43 which is formed of a plurality of horizontally disposed bars 53 secured to uprights 5|. The rear wall 43 is provided at the lower end thereof with a horizontally disposed bar 52 and a lower horizontally disposed bar 53 is disposed below the tines 23 and is secured to the upper horizontal bar 52 by fastening devices 54.

Spacing blocks 55 are disposed between the two bars 52 and 53 so as to dispose the bars 52 and 53 in spaced apart relation. These bars 52 and 53 comprise a means for slidably mounting the rear wall 43 of the rake structure on the tines 25. A pair of channel-shaped slide member 53 are slidably carried by the channel members 32 and the slide members 53 are secured at their forward ends to the rear wall 43. A substantially L-shaped plate 51 is secured as by fastening devices 58 to the upper horizontal bar 52 and each L-shaped plate 51 is provided with an obtusely disposed and upwardly inclined rear leg 53 having an elongated slot 33 therein. A headed pivot member H is fixed'to the forward end of each slide member 53 and slidably engagesin the slot 33. A bracing bar 32 is secured as at 33 to the back wall 43 and the bracing bar I52 extends rear by rearward movement of the hand lever 13, the rake structure 24 will assume the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 3 and in this position the rear wall 43 will also be inclined forwardly at a slight angle so as to position the rear wall 43 at an acute angle with respect to the length of the tines 25. When the rake structure 24 is tilted upwardly to the dotted line position shown in Figure 2, the plates 31 will move upwardly with respect to the forward ends of the slide members 53.

The rake structure 24 and the supporting members 32 are elevated or raised by means of a U- shaped rake elevating member 33, which is disposed in an inverted position and is pivotally mounted on a shaft 3| secured by attaching members 32 to the underside of the tractor frame 2|. The elevating member 33 constitutes a substantially u-shaped lever and the elevating member 33 has secured to the forward side thereof a pair of eyes 33. A flexible member 34 engages loosely through the eyes 33 and has the opposite ends thereof secured to plates 33, which are fixed by fastening devices 33 to the inner side of each beam or channel member 32. A flexible member 31 is secured at one end to an eye 33 which is fixed to the center of the bight 33 of the elevating member 33 on the rear side thereof and the flexible and is trained about an elevating drum 33.

wardly and downwardly and is pivotally secured. v

as at 34 to a slide member 33.

The rake structure 24 is adapted to be tilted by means of a tilting shaft 33 which is rockably mounted in bearings 33 carried by each supporting beam or member 32.

the shaft 35 and are connected by means of a link 33 to a bracket 33 fixed to the rear rake connecting bar 23. An upwardly extending lever 13, which is formed with a plurality of spaced apart openings 1| is fixed to one of the arms or levers 61 and the forward end of a link or rod A pair of cranks or arms 31 are secured in spaced apart relation to The drum 33 isrotatably mounted on a. transversely disposed horizontal shaft 32, which is mounted at the opposite ends thereof in bearing members 33 and 34. The bearing member 33 is. provided with a right angular lower leg 35. fixed by a fastening member 33 to a, shaft supporting channel member 31. The bearing member 34 isv provided with a right angular base leg 33 fixed by a fastening member 33 to the supporting mem ber 31 and the supporting member 31 is fixed as by fastening devicesI33 to a housing'ifll.

The housing I3I extends rearwardly from the power take-off 23 and the power take-off shaft I32 projects into the housing I3I and is provided at its rear end with a bevelled gear I33 which meshes with a driven gear I34. The gear'I34 is provided with a sleeve or hub I35, which is keyed to the shaft 32 and the opposite ends of the sleeve or hub I33 are provided with clutch elements I33 and I31. A sleeve I33 is fixed relative to the elevating drum 33 and a manually operable clutch element I33 is keyed to the sleeve I33 but is permitted sliding movement relative thereto and is formed with an annular groove H3 in which a clutch shifting fork III engages. The clutch shifting fork III is carried by a clutch provides a means whereby the drum 90 may be held against rotation in one direction so as to hold the rake structure 24 in its elevated position. When the pawl member H8 is moved to a disengaged position relative to the ratchet H5, the rake structure including the supporting members 32 and the sliding members 58 are permitted to gravitatingly swing downwardly.

In order to provide a means whereby the rear Wall 49 may be shifted forwardly to unload the material from the rake 24, I have provided a rock lever II! which is pivotally mounted as at IIS on a substantially C-shaped attaching member H9. The attaching member H9 is constructed in the form of a strap which may be welded or otherwise fixedly secured to a channel member 32. A link I is pivotally secured as at E2! to the upper end of the lever Ill and is inclined forwardly and downwardly and pivotally secured as at I22 to the slide bar 53. A. spring 122 is secured as at I23 to the lever EI'I upwardly from the lower end thereof and is secured as at I25 to the beam or supporting member 32. The spring I22 is adapted to constantly urge the lever IE! to swing rearwardly' and thus constantly urge the rear wall 49 to a loading position adjacent the rear portions of the tines 25. There are two of these levers II? with a pair of links I20 and two springs I22. A flexible rear wall operating member 525 is secured as at I26 to one of the rock levers III and is then trained about a pulley or sheave I21 which is fixed relative to a supporting beam or member 32. Th flexible member 25 is then extended rearwardly in substantially parallel relation with the beam or supporting member 32 and engages about a roller or idler I28 positioned at the rear 3 of the beam or supporting member 32. The flexible member I 25 is then wound about a back wall operating drum I29, which is rotatably mounted on the shaft 92 adjacent the bearing member 94 and on the side of the housing IOI opposite from the drum 90. The drum I 29 has fixed thereto a tubular sleeve I30 which extends from the drum I29 in the direction of the clutch element I06. A slidable combined clutch element and rear wall trip I3I is carried by the sleeve I30 and i shifted relative to the clutch element I06 by means of a-shiiting fork I32 carried by a clutch shifting lever I33.

A second sheave I34 is disposed at right angles to the sheave I21 and a flexible member I35 is trained through the sheave I34 and is secured as at I36 to the flexible member I25 rearward1y of the sheave I21. The flexible member I25 is then extended through a pivoted sheave I3! which is pivotally mounted as at I38 on the supporting member 32 opposite from the supporting member carrying the sheave I21. The flexible member I35 is then extended rearwardly and is connected to the second rock lever II'I so that when the flexible member I25 is wound'upon the back wall operating drum I29, the two rock levers III 3 will be simultaneously rocked forwardly so that the two slide members 56 will move in unison and thereby push the back wall 49 straight forwardly toward the forward ends ofthe tine 25.

The rake structure 24 on the lower side thereof and adjacent the rear is provided with a pair of shoes I39 which are fixed as by fastening devices I40 to the underside of the rake structure 24. These shoes I39 are constructed in the form of a longitudinally bent fiat metal bar which is adapted to contactwith the ground in order that the rake structure 24 may be moved over the surface of the ground during the loading of the material on the rake.

In the use and operation of this rake structure, the attachment is secured to the tractor 20 by pivotally mounting the supporting members 32 on the plates 34 and pivotally securing the bracing members 42 as at 43 on the lower ends of the plate members 34. The rake elevating member 30 is pivotally secured to the frame H of the tractor and the drums 90 and I23 are disposed at the rear of the tractor and operatively connected with the power take-oil 23. When it is desired to load the material on the rake structure 24, thi structure is lowered by unwinding the flexible member 81 from the drum 90. At this time, the hand lever I3 is disposed at its forward position as shown in Figure 1 so that the tines 25 will be positioned substantially in contact with the ground and the shoes I39 will also be riding on the ground. After the material has been mounted on the rake structure 28, this structure is elevated to substantially the position shown in Figure 3 by shifting the clutch element I09 into engagement with the clutch element 801. This will wind the flexible member 81 on the drum 90 and rock the U- shaped elevating member rearwardly. When the rake structure 24 is in an elevated position, the tractor 2@ may be shifted to the desired position and at the same time the rake structure 25 may be tilted upwardly to substantially the dotted line position shown in Figure 3 by pull- .ing the hand lever 73 rearwardly.

After the tractor has been shifted to the desired position and with the rake structure 24 in its elevated position but in the position shown in full lines in Figure 3, the material on the rake structure may be forcibly discharged therefrom by shifting the clutch element I3I into engagement with the clutch element I06. This will cause the cable 525 to wind on the drum I29 and pull the rock lever ,I I1 forwardly. Forward movement of the rock levers II! will push the back wall 49 to substantialy the dotted line position shown in Figure l at which time the material on the rake structure will be forcibly pushed therefrom.

By providing a rake structure wherein the tines may be tilted relative to the supporting means therefor, the material may be more readvily retained on the rake structure particularly during the initial elevating of the rake structure, as it will be apparent that the rake structure 24 may if desired be tilted upwardly immediately after the rake structure has been loaded with the desired material and befor the rake structure elevated position.

structure, elevating means for said structure to' thereby elevate the rake, and means for tilting upwardly said rake relative to said structure said elevatingmeans being spring-controlled.

2. A buck rake for attachment to a tractor comprising a rake member, a combined elevating and swingable supporting means for and bodily said member, means pivotally securing the supporting means to said tractor, means swingably mounting said member on said supporting means, means for elevating said supporting means to thereby elevate said member, means for tilting upward said member relative to said supporting means, said latter means including means active in one position of said tilting means for locking said member in substantially parallel relation with respect to said supporting means slide means carried by said supporting means and a combined drum operating clutch and trip for said slide means.

3. A buck rake for attachment to a tractor comprising a rake structure, said rake structure including a plurality of spaced apart parallel tines, a rear upstanding wall for said tines, means slidably mounting said rear wall on said tines, means swingably supporting said rake structure on said tractor, slide means carried by said supporting means, means connecting said slide spring-controlled means pivotally connected to said slide means and pivotally mounted on said supporting means with said rear wall, and means for moving said slide means relative to said supporting means to thereby move said rearwall relative to said tines said last means including a combined drum operating clutch and trip mechanism.

4. A buck rake for attachment to a tractor comprising a rake structure, said rake structure including a plurality of spaced apart parallel tines, a rear upstanding wall for said tines, means slidably mounting said rear wall on said tines, means swingably supporting said rake structure on said tractor, slide means carried by said supporting means, means connecting said slide means with said rear wall, and tractor operated spring-controlled means pivotally connected with said slide means and pivotally supported from said supporting means for moving said rear 'wall outwardly along said tines to thereby discharge the material therefrom.

5. A buck rake for attachment to a tractor comprising a rake structure, said rake structure including a plurality of spaced apart parallel tines, a rear upstanding wall for said tines,

means slidably mounting said rear wall on said tines, means swingably supporting said rake structure on said tractor, slide means carried by said supporting means, means connecting said slide means with said rear wall, tractor operated means pivotally connected with said slide means and pivotally supported from said supporting means for moving said rear wall outwardly along said lines to thereby discharge the material therefrom, and tensionable means connected to said tractor operated means and to said supporting means for automatically returning said rear wall to a rearmost position relative to said tines.

6. A buck rake attachment for a tractor comprising a rake member including a series of tines, a rear wall and a coupling bar for the rear ends of the tines, a shiftable combined upwardly tiltable and supporting structure for said member pivotally connected to the sides of, shiftable upwardly relative to and extending forwardly from I the tractor over the rear'terminal portion of said member, pivotal connection means between said portion and structure, means for tilting said structure upwardly, and an oppositely shii'table combined tilting and latching mechanism pro-' viding on one. direction of its movement the. correlation thereof with said bar for latching said member to and in parallel relation with respect to said structure to provide for the latter, when tilted upwardly bodily carrying said member therewith in a like direction and on the other direction of its movement to release said member and tilt the latter upwardly on said structure, and shifting means for said mechanism.

7. A buck rake attachment for a tractor comprising a rake member including a series of tines, a rear wall and a coupling bar for the rear ends of the tines, a shiftable combined upwardly tiltable and supporting structure for said member pivotally connected to the sides of, shiftable upwardly relative to and extending forwardly from the tractor over the rear terminal portion of said member, pivotal connection means between said portion and structure, means for tilting said structure upwardly, and an oppositely shiftable combined tilting and latching mechanism providing on one direction of its movement the correlation thereof with said bar for latching said member to and in parallel relation with respect to said structure to provide for the latter when tilted upwardly bodily carrying said member therewith in a like direction and on the other direction of its movement to release said member and tilt the latter upwardly on said structure, and shifting means for said mechanism, said wall having a loose connection'between it and said tines whereby the wall may tilt rearwardly relative to the tines when the latter is tilted upwardly by said structure, oppositely movable slide means mounted in said structure and loosely connected to said wall for shifting the latter forwardly and rearwardly on said tines, and spring-controlled means for shifting said slide means.

8. A rake attachment for tractors having an upwardly tilting means for the rake and a rear wall for the latter, said attachment including means for loosely and slidably connecting said wall on and to the rake body, slide means mounted in said tilting means, means for loosely connecting said slide means to the said connecting means for the wall and rake body, and springcontrolled means pivotally supported from said tilting means and pivotally connected to said slide means for shifting said wall in opposite directions on said rake body and a combined drum operating clutch and trip mechanism for operating said spring-controlled means.

9. A rake attachment for tractors comprising a pair of depending plates connected to the sides of the tractor,'an upwardly tlltable supporting structure arranged at the sides of and extending forwardly from the front of the tractor, said structure being pivotally connected at its rear to the upper part of said plates, bracing means for said structure arranged below and pivotally connected at its forward end to said structure intermediate the ends of the latter and pivotally at its rear end to the lower part of said plates, a rake extending forwardly with respect to the tractor and having its rear terminal portion arof the latter and pivotally at its rear end to the said means being spring-actuated through the means of a combined drum operating clutch and trip mechanism,

10. A rake attachment for tractors comprising a pair of depending plates connected to the sides of the tractor, an upwardly tiltaole supporting structure arranged at' the sides of and extending forwardly from the front of the tramtor, said structure being pivotally connected'at its rear to the upper part of said) plates, bracing means for said structure arranged below and pivotally connected at its forward end to said structure intermediate the ends of the latter and pivotally at its rear end to the lower part of said plates, a rake extending forwardly with respect to the tractor and having its rear terminal portion arranged below the forward terminal portion of said structure, means for connecting the forward terminal portion or said structure to the rear terminal portion oi the rake whereby the latter will be bodily carried bysaid structure, means connected to said structure for tilt ing it and said rake upwardly simultaneously, the means for connecting said terminal portions together permitting of the rake tilting upwardly on and relative to said structure, and means for tilting said rake upwardly relative to said structure, a rear upstanding wall for said tines, and spring-controlled means pivotally connected with said slide meansand pivotally supported from said supporting means for moving said rear wall outwardly along said tines to thereby discharge the material therefrom.

- 11. A rake attachment for tractors comprising a, pair of depending plates connected to the sides of the tractor. an upwardly tiltable supporting structure arranged at the sides of and extending iorwardly from the {router the tractor, said structure being pivotelly connected at its rear to the upper part of said plates, bracing means for said structure intermediate the ends lower part of said plates, a rake extending forwardly with respect to the tractor and having its rear terminalportion arranged below the forward terminal portion of said structure, means for connecting the forward terminal portion of said structure to the rear terminal portion of the rake whereby the latter will be bodilycarried by said structure, means connected to said structure for tilting it and said rake upwardly simultaneously, said rake including a loosely and slidably mounted rear wall, slide means mounted in A said structure, means for looselyconnecting the anism adapted to release said well on said tines by means of a set of springs whereby said spring means may retract said wall 1 3. A buck rake for attachment to atractor comprising. rake structure including a plurality of spaced" apart parallel tines, a rear upstanding .wall for said tines, slide means connected with said rear wall, a combined drum operating-clutch and trip mechanism, and 'yieldable means connected with said slide means and tensioned by -movement of the letter to discharging position,

release of said clutch and trip mechanism eifecting retraction 0! said slide means under the' 'actionof said yieldable means. 

